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Born | Pretoria, South Africa | 3 November 1986||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current club | HGC | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
2006-2024 | South Africa | 250 | (130) | ||||||||||||||
2022-2024 | South Africa Hockey5 | 10 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 10 August 2024 |
Dirkie Chamberlain (born 3 November 1986) is a South African field hockey player.
Chamberlain is a 1x Olympian, played 4 World Cups, 3 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament. [1] She has also competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [4]
Chamberlain currently plays at the HGC. [5] [6] In the past, has also played various European leagues; with clubs including Holcombe Hockey Club, [7] Kampong (Dutch Hoofdklasse), [8] Canterbury HC (Investec English Premier League) [9] and Gantoise HC (Belgium Honour Division).
She retired from her international career post the Olympic Games. [10]
Chamberlain began playing hockey when she was 13. [2] She is openly lesbian. [11]
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